Songs from the South
Songs from the South, subtitled Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits, is a greatest hits album by Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly. It was released on 13 May 1997 by Mushroom Records.[3] The album peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Recording Industry Association Albums Chart.[4][5] It was certified 7× platinum by 2017.[6]
| Songs from the South | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 13 May 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1997 | |||
| Genre | Australian rock | |||
| Label | Mushroom/White | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Artist Direct | [2] |
The songs are drawn from Kelly's previously released albums issued between 1985 and 1996. Two tracks on the album are exclusive to this release: a live recording of "Everything's Turning to White", and a newly-recorded acoustic version of "When I First Met Your Ma". Kelly later released similarly titled compilation albums, Songs from the South Volume 2 (Paul Kelly 98–08) (November 2008) and Songs from the South: 1985–2019 (November 2019).
Track listing
All tracks are written by Paul Kelly, unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "From St Kilda to Kings Cross" | Post (1985) | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Leaps and Bounds" (Kelly, Chris Langman) | Gossip (1986) | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Before Too Long" | Gossip (1986) | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Darling It Hurts" (Kelly, Steve Connolly) | Gossip (1986) | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Look So Fine, Feel So Low" (Kelly, Maurice Frawley) | Gossip (1986) | 3:00 |
| 6. | "Dumb Things" | Under the Sun (1987) | 2:29 |
| 7. | "To Her Door" | Under the Sun (1987) | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Bradman" | Under the Sun (1987) | 7:25 |
| 9. | "Everything's Turning to White" | Recorded Live at the Museum of Contemporary Art, for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Sunday program concert (1996) | 4:38 |
| 10. | "Sweet Guy" | So Much Water So Close To Home (1989) | 3:29 |
| 11. | "Careless" | So Much Water So Close to Home (1989) | 2:50 |
| 12. | "Wintercoat" | Comedy (1991) | 3:19 |
| 13. | "From Little Things Big Things Grow" (Kelly, Kev Carmody) | Comedy (1991) | 6:51 |
| 14. | "When I First Met Your Ma" | 1997 Re-recorded, previously unreleased acoustic version, original version appears on Hidden Things (1992) | 4:45 |
| 15. | "Pouring Petrol on a Burning Man" | Hidden Things (1992), previously released as a single in 1990 | 2:54 |
| 16. | "Love Never Runs on Time" | Wanted Man (1994) | 2:58 |
| 17. | "Song from the Sixteenth Floor" (Kelly, John Clifforth) | Wanted Man (1994) | 3:47 |
| 18. | "Deeper Water" (Kelly, Randy Jacobs) | Deeper Water (1995) | 4:26 |
| 19. | "Give In to My Love" | Deeper Water (1995) | 3:56 |
| 20. | "How to Make Gravy" | How to Make Gravy (EP, 1996) | 4:26 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1997+) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 2 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] | 17 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (ARIA Charts)[9] | 10 |
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
| Australian (ARIA Charts)[9] | 68 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[10] | 7× Platinum | 490,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Allmusic review
- Artist Direct review
- Holmgren, Magnus. "Paul Kelly". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 21 April 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- "Discography Paul Kelly". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- Kent, David (2006). Australian Chart Book 1993-2005. Turramurra, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2006 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
- "Australiancharts.com – Paul Kelly – Songs from the South". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- "Charts.nz – Paul Kelly – Songs from the South". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 152.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
Further reading
- Forster, Robert (April 2009). "Thoughts in the middle of a career". The Monthly. 44: 62–64. Retrieved 31 October 2014. Reviews Paul Kelly's Songs from the South and Songs from the South Volume 2.